Vietnam Education Publishing House (NXBGDVN) said: the publishing house's textbooks for grades 4, 8, and 11 have been approved by the Minister of Education and Training, including Connecting Knowledge with Life and Creative Horizons, and will be put into teaching from the 2023-2024 school year. NXBGDVN has completed the price declaration according to regulations.
The price of new textbooks has always been a "hot" issue since the implementation of curriculum and textbook innovation until now.
In 2023, although input costs (materials, printing costs) are constantly increasing, NXBGDVN continues to reduce costs to reduce the selling price of textbooks for grades 4, 8, and 11. NXBGDVN's textbooks currently have the lowest price among approved textbooks.
For example, the book series Connecting knowledge with life has a price 22 - 26% lower than the price of book series from other publishers (excluding English books; subjects and selected topics for grade 11).
Along with reducing profits and other costs, NXBGDVN has continued to reduce distribution fees (discounts) so that the prices of textbooks for grades 4, 8, and 11 are lower than last year. Distribution fees include transportation, warehouse, labor costs, etc.
The price of textbooks for grades 4, 8, and 11 is 4-6% lower than that of textbooks for grades 3, 7, and 10 applied from the previous school year based on a comparison of the average unit price of a page (total cover price over the total number of pages of the book set).
NXBGDVN affirms that in 2023, it will continue to implement the textbook support program for students in difficult circumstances. NXBGDVN will spend more money to give free textbooks to students, books to libraries and schools nationwide and scholarships to students.
To help parents and students buy textbooks more conveniently, NXBGDVN has strengthened its retail system and online sales channels... NXBGDVN's hotline (0344181018) operates from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. every day, including Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, to support parents and students with issues related to textbooks.
Previously, Thanh Nien reported that the Vietnam Education Publishing House announced the new textbook prices for grades 4, 8, and 11 in the two sets Connecting Knowledge with Life and Creative Horizons. Vietnam Education Investment and Publishing Joint Stock Company (VEPIC) also announced the prices for the Canh Dieu set. These are three sets of books approved by the Ministry of Education and Training after appraisal, serving as a basis for schools to choose and teach from the 2023-2024 school year.
Accordingly, there are 14-15 textbooks for grade 4. Of which, there are 2 volumes for math, Vietnamese, and English, priced at 250,000-280,000 VND/set. Although the Canh Dieu set does not have English books, the price is already 230,000 VND/set.
The 14-volume set of 8th grade textbooks in the Connecting Knowledge with Life series costs 270,000 - 300,000 VND/set. The remaining sets of textbooks lack English but the price also ranges from 250,000 - 270,000 VND/set. The 11th grade textbook set is sold for around 350,000 - 390,000 VND/set.
Compared to textbooks under the old curriculum, the price of new textbooks for grade 4 is about 3 times higher. Specifically, grade 4 textbooks under the old curriculum are 87,000 VND/set. However, the number of new books is greater due to the addition of textbooks for subjects such as physical education and experiential activities.
Similarly, the new textbooks for grades 8 and 11 are also 2-3 times more expensive than the old set. This amount is calculated based on the individual price of 16 books; including 9 books for compulsory subjects in the new program, 4 books for optional subjects and 3 specialized books. The Canh Dieu set will have a higher price when it has enough English books.
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